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The ATLA Religion Database is the premier database for religion related articles.  This database contains articles on all aspects of religion and religious experience.  Note the Scripture index which provides a quick way of searching the Jewish and Christian scriptures.

The Religion and Philosophy Collection, also available through Ebscohost, includes articles on world religions, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy.  Helpful links: Basic and Advanced Searching,

For those studying religion or philosophy, the Philosopher's Index is an informative resource with well-written abstracts for journal articles, books, book chapters, and book reviews in all areas of philosophy. it is also a rich source of material on the philosophy of various disciplines such as education, history, law, religion and science.